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Kizingoni / Lamu Island kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Kenya · Lamu County

Spot currently openIntermediate level -2.34 | 40.82

Overview

Kizingoni is a kitesurfing spot located on Lamu Island, in the Lamu archipelago in northern Kenya. This beach faces east onto the Indian Ocean and benefits from the southeast trade winds during the Kusi season (June to October). The spot offers a wild and preserved setting, typical of the Lamu archipelago. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders with ocean waters and a significant tide. Access is by boat from Lamu town.
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Spot forecast for Kizingoni / Lamu Island

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 18:06

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 7.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:011.6 m11:352.2 m18:241.3 m01:042.2 m06:531.4 m13:042.3 m19:201.1 m01:452.5 m07:471.1 m13:532.5 m19:580.9 m02:172.8 m08:260.8 m14:312.7 m20:310.7 m02:463 m09:010.6 m15:052.9 m21:020.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Kizingoni / Lamu Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

338h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in January, with 338 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is April, with 218 mm.

Monthly averages: Kizingoni / Lamu Island
Monthly averages — Kizingoni / Lamu Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 338 h 32 °C 34 mm
February 28.5 347 h 32 °C 22 mm
March 30.0 265 h 32 °C 78 mm
April 23.5 178 h 30 °C 218 mm
May 25.5 202 h 29 °C 192 mm
June 28.5 333 h 28 °C 94 mm
July 30.5 407 h 27 °C 61 mm
August 31.0 429 h 27 °C 56 mm
September 30.0 413 h 28 °C 35 mm
October 31.0 412 h 29 °C 32 mm
November 26.0 248 h 31 °C 90 mm
December 31.0 308 h 31 °C 83 mm

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Technical details of Kizingoni / Lamu Island spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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